Apparatus for relieving steam of water before passing to the cylinder of an engine.



H. LATHER.

APPARATUS FOR RELIEVING STEAM OF WATER BEFORE PASSING TO THE CYLINDER OF AN ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.23,1914.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS co. PHOTO-LUNG. WASHINGTON, D r

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY LATHER, OF HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

APPARATUS FOR RELIEVING STEAM OF WATER BEFORE PZASSIN G TO THE CYLINDER OF AN ENGINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

Application filed April 23, 1914. Serial N 0. 833,948.

citizen of the United States, residing at a the Huron, in the county of Beadle and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Relieving Steam of ater before Passing to the Cylinder of an Engine; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in apparatus for use in connection with steam engines for the purpose of relieving the steam of water and allowing only the dry steam to pass to the cylinder of the engine.

My invention comprises a device of this nature having various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional. view through the steam dome of an engine show ing the application of my invention thereto.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the dome, and Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a portion of the boiler of an engine and B steam dome communicating therewith. Positioned within the dome is a casing D divided by transverse partitions E into a series of compartments. Pipes, designated by letter F, pass through the bottom of the casing and are open ended and through which the steam is adapted to pass into the lower compartment. Each partition has pipes H leading therethrough, the ends of the pipes being curved, as shown, their lower ends being curved upwardly while their upper ends are downwardly curved, and another series of pipes N pass through the top of the casing and communicate with a transverse pipe 0 from which a pipe P leads and through which the dry steam is adapted to be conveyed to the cylinder of the engine through a pipe not shown.

I11 operation, the steam as it passes from the boiler enters the pipes in the bottom of the casing and, after passing up through the various compartments, makes exit through the pipes where it may be conveyed to the cylinders of the engine. The steam passing through these pipes will be relieved of any water which might otherwise pass through to the cylinder, as will be readily understood.

What I claim to be new is:

l. A separator for domes of steam boilers comprising a casing divided by partitions into compartments, open ended pipes pass ing through the partitions and bottom and top of the casing, the ends of the pipes within the casing being curved, and a pipe communicating with the pipes which lead through the top of the casing and through which dry steammay be conveyed.

2. A separator for domes ofstcam boilers comprising a casing, transverse partitions within the casing dividing the same into compartments, a series of pipes communicating with holes in the bottom of the casmg, the upper ends of said pipes being downwardly curved, other pipes passing through said partitions and having their lower ends upwardly curved and their upper ends downwardly curved, a series of pipes passing through the top. of the casing and having their lower ends upwardly turned, and a pipe communicating with the pipes which pass through the top.

In testimony whereof I hereunto alfixmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY LATHER. Vitnesses GEO. C. FULLINWEIDER, J. H. SEARLS.

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